Caligula facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Caligula |
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Emperor of the Roman Empire | |||||
![]() Bust of Caligula
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Reign | 16 March, AD 37 – 24 January, AD 41 |
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Predecessor | Tiberius | ||||
Successor | Claudius | ||||
Born | 31 August 12 Antium, Roman Empire |
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Died | 24 January 41 Palatine, Rome, Roman Empire |
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Burial | Rome, Italy | ||||
Spouse | 1) Junia Claudilla, 33–34 2) Livia Orestilla, 37 or 38 3) Lollia Paulina, 38 4) Milonia Caesonia, ?–41 |
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Issue | Julia Drusilla Tiberius Gemellus (adoptive) |
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Dynasty | Julio-Claudian | ||||
Father | Germanicus | ||||
Mother | Agrippina the Elder |
Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12 – 24 January 41), was the third Roman Emperor. He reigned from AD 37. After only four years, he was assassinated by members of his bodyguard and the Roman Senate. During his reign, many innocent people were killed without fair trials. Even with all that, he was popular with the Roman public in his time.
Images for kids
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Quadrans celebrating the abolition of a tax in AD 38 by Caligula. The obverse of the coin contains a picture of a Pileus which symbolizes the liberation of the people from the tax burden. Caption: C. CAESAR DIVI AVG. PRON[EPOS] (great-grandson of) AVG. / PON. M., TR. P. III, P. P., COS. DES. RCC. (probably Res Civium Conservatae, i.e. the interests of citizens have been preserved)
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Caligula and Roma Cameo depicting Caligula and Roma, a personification of Rome
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Fanciful Renaissance depiction of Caligula